Master of Public Policy - Public Policy

Our Masters in Public Policy allows students to develop the conceptual, analytical and practical skills they will need to flourish in the world of policymaking. We prepare the students for a career in the public sector and vocations that make a contribution to the development or delivery of public policy.

This course is extremely flexible, and students can tailor it to fit their particular interests. Core modules on Policy Theory and Practice are combined with optional modules in Social Research and policy-relevant disciplines. If the student want to pursue an interest in other policy-relevant disciplines, they can also combine a focus on policy and research with options in areas such as:

The students can also use this degree as a pathway to pursue research to PhD level by taking three modules in Applied Social Research.

As part of the Masters course, the students must complete a dissertation. They will also have the option to gain practical experience by pursuing a placement with a relevant organisation – allowing them to tailor their research to a policymaker or policy-influencer audience.

Our staff have built up a wide range of connections with organisations in the public, private and third sectors. These can be used not only to pursue theirr placement-based coursework, but also build their own personal networks.